Joe Root led England to victory in the third ODI against India at Headingley, scoring a hundred and leading the chase in the second innings for the hosts. He celebrated his ton by performing a peculiar bat-drop celebration, about which he spoke later.

England clinched the three-game ODI series against India after winning the deciding match on Tuesday, with Joe Root leading from the front and guiding his team home to the victory. The Test skipper scored an unbeaten ton in his team's chase of a target of 257 and along with ODI captain Eoin Morgan, who scored 88 not out, took his side safely across the line.

Coming in to bat at number 3, Root scored his second successive ODI ton in a row at Headingley in the decider. His knock featured a total of 10 fours, the last of which came on the last delivery of the match, which also brought him his hundred. After that, Root celebrated in fine style with an epic 'bat drop', a cricketing version of the mic drop that is normally done by comedians and singers.

Talking about his celebration, Root said that he was embarrassed by his act and vowed never to repeat it ever again. He was quoted as saying by AFP, "It was something that I immediately regretted. I've not heard the end of it, it was literally the most embarrassing thing I've done on a cricket field. I don't think it will be the last I hear of it from the group -- they've been hammering me."

Another key aspect of Root's ton that stood out was his comfort playing against Kuldeep Yadav, who had earlier wreaked havoc among the English batsmen, especially in the first ODI of the series. The left-arm wrist spinner had got the better of Root in the first T20 in Manchester and then also in the ODI in Nottingham, where he finished with figures of 6/25.

However, in Leeds on Tuesday, Kuldeep was ineffective, going wicketless while also conceding 55 runs. About facing Kuldeep, Root said, "I felt like I was picking him (Kuldeep) fine and when you look at it for what it actually was, both games my movements weren't quick enough and I wasn't getting close enough to the ball, either going forward or back."

Root will now lead the England team in the mouth-watering five-match Test series against India, with the first game set to take place on August 1 in Edgbaston. He will hope his team can carry on their momentum from the ODI series triumph and look to secure another win against the mighty Indians.

India vs England: Will never repeat 'embarrassing' bat-drop celebration, says England Test skipper Joe RootDescription:Joe Root led England to victory in the third ODI against India at Headingley, scoring a hundred and leading the chase in the second innings for the hosts. He celebrated his ton by performing a peculiar bat-drop celebration, about which he spoke later.Times Now